hanger

[ hang-er ]

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noun

a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
a part of something by which it is hung, as a loop on a garment.

a contrivance on which things are hung, as a hook.
Automotive. a double-hinged device linking the chassis with the leaf springs on vehicles having solid axles.
a light saber of the 17th and 18th centuries, often worn by sailors.
a person who hangs something.

Origin of hanger

1400–50; late Middle English hangere;see hang, -er¹

Words that may be confused with hanger

hangar, hanger

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How to use hanger in a sentence

The center-right hedge fund clique known as Third Way, and associated Blue Dogs and hangers on.
One of the Midterms’ Little-Noticed Big Losers: The NRA | Cliff Schecter | November 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
On the day that the jury began its deliberations, Tupac and some hangers-on headed for a Manhattan recording studio.
Tupac and Murray Kempton: The Godfather Who Wore Tweed | Michael Daly | June 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The hangers-on immediately complied, but Tupac refused and was shot three times before he was relieved of his jewelry.
Tupac and Murray Kempton: The Godfather Who Wore Tweed | Michael Daly | June 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The café can sit about 20 people, has a cozy atmosphere, beautiful paintings and hangers for scarves and manteaux.
Tehran’s Underground Speakeasies | IranWire | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Veterans particularly deserve to know when emperors and their hangers-on from both sides of the aisle have no clothes.
The Book America Needs to Read Right Now | John Kael Weston | January 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

But now, her wealth and finery fled,Her hangers-on cut short all; The doctors found, when she was dead—Her last disorder mortal.
The Book of Humorous Verse | Various
There are in use too many kinds of hangers to explain or describe them here.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel Dibble
The hangers should be so placed that no strain will come on the fitting or the valves.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel Dibble
In a building constructed of wood, the hangers are secured to the joists.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel Dibble
To have the pipe in true alignment, the hangers must be hung and placed in line.
Elements of Plumbing | Samuel Dibble

British Dictionary definitions for hanger

hanger

/ (ˈhæŋə) /

noun

- any support, such as a hook, strap, peg, or loop, on or by which something may be hung
- See coat hanger
- a person who hangs something
- (in combination): paperhanger

a bracket designed to attach one part of a mechanical structure to another, such as the one that attaches the spring shackle of a motor car to the chassis
a wood on a steep hillside, characteristically beech growing on chalk in southern England
- a loop or strap on a sword belt from which a short sword or dagger was hung
- the weapon itself

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